The Croton Harmon Education Foundation (CHEF) is a non-profit educational foundation driven by community donations with the goal of seeding innovative and creative initiatives within the Croton Harmon School District. Since 2000, CHEF has funded a range of projects across all three schools in the district, aiming to foster educational advancements and lasting value for students and educators alike.
The CHEF grant program encourages teachers, administrators, students, and community members to apply for funding to support innovation and creativity within the Croton Harmon School District schools. The program is designed to fund initiatives through three types of grants: Seed Grant, Program Innovation Grant, and School/District-Wide Grant. Each grant type supports different scales of ideas from pilot programs to district-wide initiatives, focusing on experimentation, the introduction of new programs, and strategic projects that benefit large numbers of students. The grant program prioritizes proposals that may not be covered by the school budget, encouraging the school or board of education to sustain the supported programs beyond the initial funding period.